Astra 1.7 cdti, what bhp?

jonnk28 · 17-09-2012 8:08pm #1

what engine is in the 1.7CDTi 16v Elite does anyone know thinking of getting one

colm_mcm · 17-09-2012 8:15pm

In the uk, they're 100hp! The 1.9 elite is 120

Tony D · 17-09-2012 8:16pm

Depends on year of car, but generally the 16v is between 100 and 110 bhp

colm_mcm · 17-09-2012 8:20pm

The 110s are ecoflex and I think they came out around 08?

Don't think they did an elite with this engine

Drummerboy08 · 17-09-2012 8:23pm

1.7CDTi in the current model comes in either 110bhp or 125bhp. Elite could be either model.

Presume the OP is talking about the current model.

colm_mcm · 17-09-2012 8:26pm

They don't do a 1.7 elite in the current model do they?

Drummerboy08 · 17-09-2012 8:28pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

They don't do an elite in the current model do they?

Yep, in both the Astra and Insignia.

Didn't think there was an Elite spec in the previous model!

Believe it or not, but the 110bhp is a better drive than the 125bhp. The 125bhp is very laggy.

colm_mcm · 17-09-2012 8:41pm

I traded in an 04 elite. Lovely yoke, cream leather. Cost yer man €30k at the time (04)

Drummerboy08 · 17-09-2012 8:43pm

Was it a UK thing? Don't remember an Elite in the old Astra, mind you I've fcuk all experience with those.

colm_mcm · 17-09-2012 9:01pm

No, it was an Opel. Guy who owned it only used keep his cars for a year or less. sold him a Prius, and a rav4, and a used RX300 within a really short period.

bazz26 · 17-09-2012 9:40pm

I always thought the Design was the highest spec old shape. Is the 1.7 still the Isuzu sourced unit or GM's own unit?

17-09-2012 9:44pm

bazz26 wrote: »

I always thought the Design was the highest spec old shape. Is the 1.7 still the Isuzu sourced unit or GM's own unit?

Isuzu

Tony D · 17-09-2012 9:46pm

Isuzu....blast from the past! That old 1.7 daysil was in the Geminis back in the early nineties, great engine by all accounts

R.O.R · 18-09-2012 7:56am

Current Model Astra Elite 1.7CDTi 16v is only available in 125ps. Unless they've changed it recently (like with the Insigina 2.0CDTi engines) it is pretty awful to drive. I'd definately try to find the extra €1,500 to go to the 165ps 2.0 version.

Old model Astra seemed to be Life, Club, Exclusive, SRi, SXi and Design according to some old info I have here.

jonnk28 · 18-09-2012 5:32pm

What I meant was who makes it is it a fiat?

colm_mcm · 18-09-2012 5:58pm

The 1.7 is based on the isuzu engine. I not sure if Isuzu actually build them any more though.

I wouldn't be put off by the fact of a car having a 'fiat engine'

jonnk28 · 18-09-2012 6:40pm

Thanks Colm, just we where looking at the corsa 1.3 and my mechanic was saying stay away because of the fiat engine he thinks their trouble so any reason you would argue otherwise,
cheers

Bpmull · 18-09-2012 7:01pm

jonnk28 wrote: »

Thanks Colm, just we where looking at the corsa 1.3 and my mechanic was saying stay away because of the fiat engine he thinks their trouble so any reason you would argue otherwise,
cheers

The fiat 1.3 isn't all out as good as the 1.7 but there absolutely nothing wrong with it. I have one with 93k miles and no fault. No dpf one less thing to go wrong. The only thing that goes wrong with them is egr valve and alternator sometimes has to be refurbed now these problems are hadly a big deal. Fiat Opel cross engines are normally very good I don't know what your mechanic was going on about tbh. They are good engines going by the many mechanics I asked some Opel mechanics some not.

bazz26 · 18-09-2012 8:04pm

1.3 CDTi - Fiat Multi-jet engine
1.7 CDTi - GM/Isuzu engine
1.9 CDTi - Fiat Multi-jet engine

While the 1.7 is an old Isuzu block GM modified it over the years with common rail injectors, etc. They are not fault free either.

Tony D · 18-09-2012 8:47pm

No modern diesel seems to be fault free. You really have to go back to early 2000s or before the reliable stuff

Bpmull · 18-09-2012 9:07pm

bazz26 wrote: »

1.3 CDTi - Fiat Multi-jet engine
1.7 CDTi - GM/Isuzu engine
1.9 CDTi - Fiat Multi-jet engine

While the 1.7 is an old Isuzu block GM modified it over the years with common rail injectors, etc. They are not fault free either.

We had a 1.9cdti vectra 2005 with fiat engine and it was a really good great power and reliability. I have a 1.3 Astra with the fiat engine as I said it is reliable not very powerful but not slow. And of course the 1.7 is a great engine.Opel really have 3 good diesel engines there. They all had there own small problems but in general great engines. Just beware that from 2009 newer model opels mostly had dpf so that will effect them but then all diesels have them now unfortunately.

Astra 1.7 cdti, what bhp?

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